Can I use Facebook Messenger and the standard Messages text app on the Pixel 2XL?

I've just bought a Pixel 2XL and it seems like I can either use Facebook Messenger or the standard Messages text app but not both. I have some friends who contact me via FB Messenger and others that only send standard text messages. Is there a way the phone will let me use both apps?

As your default texting app? No, you need to pick one or the other. Can the Google Messages app and Facebook messenger coexist on the device? I see no reason they couldn't. Are you getting some kind of error?

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